What is Public Health??

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In this video we take a look at Public Health – the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. Public health focuses on improving the health of a population and preventing health problems before they happen. It is a broad field and covers a range of topics such as air pollution, epidemiology, communicable disease control, risk assessment and health promotion. We’ll take a look at what public health is, how it is different to clinical medicine, who is responsible for doing it and how it’s done!

This video was created by Ranil Appuhamy
Voiceover – James Clark

For more information have a look at these websites:

1. CDC: Ten great public health achievement in the 20th century https://www.cdc.gov/about/history/tengpha.htm
2. Constitution of WHO: http://www.who.int/about/mission/en/
3. Global Charter for the Public’s Health: https://www.wfpha.org/wfpha-projects/14-projects/171-a-global-charter-for-the-public-s-health-3

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30 Comments

  1. Oh! I learnt the different between clinical medicine and pubic Health.
    Public health has a lot to help to the social Health of people by giving research aid to prevent many ill health hazards .

  2. This is interesting. This video has taught me the clear difference between clinical medicine and pubic Health.
    Again, how important it is to the individuals social Health to give an aid to prevent ill health hazards in our society

  3. This is interesting. This video has taught me the clear difference between clinical medicine and pubic Health.
    Again, how important it is to the individuals social Health to give an aid to prevent ill health hazards in our society

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